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SUBMITTER: Farris MS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5830594 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Farris Megan S MS Courneya Kerry S KS Kopciuk Karen A KA McGregor S Elizabeth SE Friedenreich Christine M CM
British journal of cancer 20171212 4
<h4>Background</h4>Evidence regarding the role of anthropometrics in prostate cancer survival is inconsistent. We examined the associations between anthropometric measures and survival outcomes.<h4>Methods</h4>Men diagnosed with prostate cancer (n=987) were recruited into a population-based case-control study between 1997 and 2000 then a prospective cohort study between 2000 and 2002 where anthropometric measurements (weight, height, body mass index, waist circumference, waist-hip ratio) were ta ...[more]